Birmingham Mayor-elect Randalll Woodfin is asking city officials appointed by outgoing Mayor William Bell to reapply for their positions.

Memos were sent out to 60 administrative assistants and 40 department heads and deputy department heads asking them to notify the Woodfin administration if they wanted to stay in their current position, Woodfin said in an interview with AL.com.

They were also asked to submit their resumes.

"If any current people have interest in staying, we asked them to share that and share what they are doing on behalf of William Bell," Woodfin said.

Woodfin said he's tried to create a "fair and transparent" process for Bell appointees. Before sending out the memo, Woodfin said he spoke to Bell about the employees.

Woodfin is set to take office on Nov. 28. He is expected to announce, at least some, department heads at that time.

On Tuesday, Woodfin said the vetting process is ongoing. "Some decisions will be made over the next two weeks," he said.

When asked if police Chief A.C. Roper would be keeping his position, Woodfin said the police chief "will get the same due diligence as any department head."

The mayor-elect announced the members of his executive leadership team on Tuesday. All but one of them have previously worked for the city of Birmingham. They include: Cedric Sparks, chief of staff; Kevin Moore, chief operating officer; Ed Fields, senior advisor and chief strategist; Kelvin Datcher, director of intergovernmental affairs; Nicole King, city attorney; and Sylvia Bowen, executive administrator.